Double amputee Spencer West completes heroic 11-day trek from Edmonton to Calgary

Yesterday, double amputee Spencer West crossed the finish line of his 11-day trek from Edmonton to Calgary to raise awareness of the distances some people around the world must walk to get clean water.

West and his two best friends, David Johnson and Alex Meers, were joined by Survivor winner Ethan Zohn and former U.S. soldier J.R. Martinez for the final stretch of the journey.

The group was welcomed by more than 1,000 cheering schoolchildren at Mountain Park School.

"I'm tired. My arms are killing me and I’m ready for a few days of sleep," West told reporters minutes after arriving at Mountain Park School. "But that last little bit — to have the kids cheering for us brought our energy up again."

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"They're just as sore as I am," West said of his travelling partners. "My poor buddy Dave, his knee his bothering him. My poor buddy Alex, his ankle is quite destroyed. We really leaned on each other in these past few days."

The double amputee underwent the 300-km trek on his hands and in his wheelchair in support of Free the Children's We Walk 4 Water campaign.

The campaign, part of Free the Children's Water Initiative, hopes to raise enough money to provide 100,000 people around the world with permanent sources of clean water.

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"We thought our climb up Mount Kilimanjaro last summer was going to be more challenging," West said in a statement. "We were wrong. After a few days on the road, we noticed the terrain wasn't changing. It remained flat, which meant we were using the exact same muscles for 11 days straight for approximately 25-35 km each day. We pretty much did the entire walk in pain, coupled with physical and mental exhaustion, but it was worth it! Thinking about the bigger picture, and the people who have to travel each day to collect clean water, coupled with all the incredible school and community support we’ve received here, is re-affirming to us, that what we did was worth it."

West will soon be traveling overseas to further draw attention to the global need for clean water.

"We just walked 300 kilometres across the province," he told the Calgary Herald. "If I can do that, what more can we do for each other to make the world a better place?"